In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki condoled with the Wayas family, the people of Cross River State, and Nigerians in general over the passing of the erstwhile Senate President, saying that Nigeria had lost one of its most illustrious sons.
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Wayas, who served as the third President of the Senate from 1979 to 1983 died in a London hospital on Thursday, aged 80.
He said his death at 80 represents the end of an era in the socio-political evolution of Nigeria, adding that the late former Senate President was until his death one of the few remaining notable politicians who played vital roles in the politics of Nigeria’s Second Republic.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the late senate president died early hours of Wednesday, in United Kingdom after illness at age 80.
Describing the passing of the politician as a big loss to Cross River state and Nigeria in general, Kalu acknowledged the contributions of the deceased to the social, economic and political development of the country.
Wayas, a statement by the state government on Wednesday, died in the early hours of Tuesday in a London hospital.
The former President of the Senate from 1979 to 1983 died in London, United Kingdom in the early hours of Thursday.
He warned at a news conference in Benin that the consequences could be grave if they did not desist.
He said government should not spare anybody found to be involved in terrorism because such a person has demonstrated that he did not want the nation’s unity and progress